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2016 SESSION
HB 518 School boards, local; to provide students with option to transfer to another school division.
Introduced by: James M. LeMunyon | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Local school boards; public school choice. Requires, notwithstanding any agreement, waiver from the federal government, or provision of law to the contrary, the Board of Education, effective starting with the 2017-2018 school year, to select 12 schools identified for comprehensive support and improvement and require such schools to provide all enrolled students with the option to transfer to another public school in the school division in accordance with relevant federal law and subject to certain conditions and limitations established by the relevant local school board. The bill will not become effective unless reenacted by the 2017 Session of the General Assembly, except that the Board of Education is directed to report on the costs of implementation of the bill to the relevant General Assembly committees.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Local school boards; public school choice. Requires, notwithstanding any agreement, waiver from the federal government, or provision of law to the contrary, each local school board to provide all students enrolled in a public school in the school division that is identified by the Commonwealth for comprehensive support and improvement under relevant federal law with the option to transfer to another public school in the school division.